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Tax cut talks focus on budget cuts, new fees
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Democrats in Congress would charge employers higher premiums for federal pension...Tags: Washington, DC, Parties and Movements, John Boehner, Bars and Clubs, U.S. Senate
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Report: Alderman not on lease for apartment
Annapolis housing officials have confirmed that city Alderman Kenneth A. Kirby is not an approved tenant or visitor of a city-owned apartment where he was found during a drug raid earlier this month. Kirby faced questions about his residency after the...Tags: Rentals, Interior Policy, Services and Shopping, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics
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Cardin vows to safeguard Social Security, Medicare
andrews@herald-mail.comU.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin promised Friday to fight to preserve Social Security and Medicare. At a senior citizen forum in Hagerstown, Cardin, D-Md., denounced efforts in Washington, D.C., to cut the entitlement programs for senior citizens. Cardin...Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Senate, Nancy Taylor, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Paul Ryan
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Corporate welfare for Bain and Romney
![Rugged individualist Mitt Romney is all for the free market, unless it involves pocketing millions in government corporate welfare. Check out the<a href="http://clawback.org/2012/01/13/romney-bites-the-government-hand-that-feeds-his-fortune/" target="_blank"> impressive list from Phil Mattera of Good Jobs First</a> of all the companies backed by Bain Capital, Romney's company, that fed at the government udder. In case after case after case, Bain was enjoying public emoluments even as it bought and sold and downsized its way through these employers. ](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67358713-13114608.jpg "Rugged individualist Mitt Romney is all for the free market, unless it involves pocketing millions in government corporate welfare. Check out the<a href="http://clawback.org/2012/01/13/romney-bites-the-government-hand-that-feeds-his-fortune/\" target=\"_blank\"> impressive list from Phil Mattera of Good Jobs First</a> of all the companies backed by Bain Capital, Romney's company, that fed at the government udder. In case after case after case, Bain was enjoying public emoluments even as it bought and sold and downsized its way through these employers. ")
Rugged individualist Mitt Romney is all for the free market, unless it involves pocketing millions in government corporate welfare. Check out the impressive list from Phil Mattera of Good Jobs First of all the companies backed by Bain Capital, Romney's...Tags: Interior Policy, Companies and Corporations, Mitt Romney, Companies and Corporations, Bain Capital, LLC
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Housing Authority tries to prevent sale of agency's property
Baltimore's Housing Authority filed a motion Friday to prevent its property from being sold in order to satisfy a $2.6 million judgment in a lead paint exposure case, according to the agency. Last week, representatives from the Baltimore's sheriff's...Tags: Arts, Lead Poisoning, Renovation, Interior Policy, Arts and Culture
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Mailbag: Charter would not free Costa Mesa of obligations
Some Costa Mesa voters are under the false impression that, if the city were to adopt a charter, it could walk away from its pension obligations or substantially change them. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Constitution, Article I, Section...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Crime, Law and Justice
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Janklow helped improve Aberdeen area
jbahr@aberdeennews.comThe late Gov. Bill Janklow gave a vital assist to the growth of Habitat for Humanity in Aberdeen, said Dick Ward of Aberdeen. The program was sputtering in the 1990s, Ward said. Acquiring land and raising money were real problems, said Ward, the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Housing and Urban Planning, Radio Industry, Regional Authority, Colleges and Universities
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State employees asked to pay more to Virginia Retirement System
News 7 ReporterGovernor Bob McDonnell says his plan to shore up the state's retirement system will require state employees to pay more. He outlined a proposal Thursday that will increase employee contributions by one percent over two years. McDonnell has already...Tags: Interior Policy, Civil and Public Service, Bob McDonnell, Employees, Pension and Welfare
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Kids Count: Rise in Michigan child abuse, neglect
DETROIT (AP) — The rate of child abuse and neglect rose by more than one-third in Michigan during the past decade, the result of high unemployment and inadequate social programs, according to a new report released Tuesday.
The annual Kids Count in...Tags: Rick Snyder, Culture, United States Census Bureau, Child Abuse, Poverty
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Cops: Mass. woman stole soda just for can deposit
LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts woman bought $64 worth of soda using a stolen welfare benefits card, then immediately fed the full cans into the supermarket's automated redemption machine for the nickel deposit. Tina Cafarelli,...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Theft
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News briefs: Presidential politics; State of the Union address
![<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Obama to take on economic anxiety in election-year State of the Union, amid GOP attacks</strong></span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67589731-24041752.jpg "<span style="font-size: medium;\"><strong>Obama to take on economic anxiety in election-year State of the Union, amid GOP attacks</strong></span>")
Obama to take on economic anxiety in election-year State of the Union, amid GOP attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a divided nation amid a determined GOP campaign to take his job, President Barack Obama is preparing to issue a populist cry for...Tags: Ron Paul, Awards and Prizes, Injuries and Wounds, Entertainment Events, Ben Bernanke
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A lot of money
When you have 50 cents, $2 for a cup of coffee seems like a lot of money. Pulling $1.50 out of various crevasses in the car is a daunting task. While a billion dollars always seems like a lot of money as the lottery game that has a prize in that range...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Schools, Education, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Teaching and Learning
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